पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 7, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.10°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra79.71°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.31°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha334.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.28°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra307.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani208.02°TulāViśākhā P3

Dvārakā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:16 – 09:49
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:57
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 16:04
Varjyam07:13 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:16 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:57 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:30 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:04 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:38 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:11 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:38 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:04 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:30 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:57 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:16 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868289.27
Julian Day2456754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.22°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0523°), declination 6.74°, EoT -2.49 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2014-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)